John Updike and religion
Subtitle: the sense of the sacred and the motions of grace
By: edited by James Yerkes.
Contributors: Yerkes, James.
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Updike, John -- Religion.; Christianity and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Religious fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Grace (Theology) in literature.; Holy, The, in literature.
Description: "This book is the first to take an in-depth look at the religious vision of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike. In his very first piece of autobiography, first published in 1962 and later titled "The Dogwood Tree: A Boyhood," Updike characterized religion as one of "the three great secret things" in human experience, the others being sex and art.

Since then his literary production of more than fifty books in four main genres - novels, short stories, poetry, and critical essays - has consistently and insightfully explored a wide range of religious issues. The essays collected here evaluate the religious dimension of Updike's prodigious literary vision, looking broadly at Updike's understanding of religion in ordinary human experience, in the context of historic Christianity, and in contemporary American culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.